The Legal 500

Within Corporate and commercial: Peterborough, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

At Buckles Solicitors LLP, ‘excellent advice is mixed with a sensible, commercial approach.’ Nigel Moore is ‘sound and practical, and has an easy manner on difficult technical issues’. With an increasingly diverse client base, it recently advised in relation to two Italian wind farms, and acted for US client Baker & Taylor.

Within Commercial litigation: Elsewhere in East Anglia, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

Buckles Solicitors LLP’s James Maxey is ‘very knowledgeable’, and ‘provides practical solutions’; and Paul Branch and Gail Sykes are also much sought after. The mediation skills of Maxey, Branch and Peter Corrigan underpin the firm’s ‘Mediation Solutions’ service.

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

One of the few credible practices in Peterborough, Buckles Solicitors LLP acts for IPs including Baker Tilly and Bulley Davey. The team includes Nigel Moore; Michael Blank (a ‘good all-round service provider, efficient and practical’); and litigator James Maxey.

Within Employment, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

Buckles Solicitors LLP’s Giles Betts and Christina Merrington increasingly attract work away from Cambridge. The firm defended multiple sex discrimination claims for a national chain of veterinary surgeries.

Within Clinical negligence: claimant, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

Buckles Solicitors LLP’s Roger Clarke and higher rights advocate Martin Herson have a growing caseload of misdiagnosis claims, and claims over £500,000 for fatal accidents.

Within Personal injury: claimant, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

At Buckles Solicitors LLP, Roger Clarke and experienced litigator Martin Herson handle fatal accident, industrial injury, disease and RTA claims across the region. Ongoing matters include a claim involving psychological injury from bullying.

Within Professional negligence, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

Talented litigator James Maxey at Buckles Solicitors LLP has carved out a niche in claims against solicitors, financial advisers, accountants and architects.

Within Agriculture and estates, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

Buckles Solicitors LLP brings together wealth management, family law and property advice for agricultural clients, through Duncan Jackson, Lyn Brisley and Michael Rabbett.

Within Family, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

‘One of the top firms in Peterborough’, Buckles Solicitors LLP delivers ‘excellent service, and good value for money; it gives clients the attention they deserve’. Mediator Lyn Brisley is ‘knowledgeable and very approachable’.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate: Peterborough, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

Duncan Jackson and Paul Branch at Buckles Solicitors LLP are ‘well liked and have good technical knowledge’. Stephen Duffy adds strength on the financial planning side. Notary public Nick Monsell joined from Greenwoods Solicitors LLP.

Within Commercial property: Peterborough, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

Buckles Solicitors LLP is noted for its partner-led service, and acts for many public sector clients as well as private businesses. Michael Rabbett and Michael Blank are reommended.

Within Construction, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

Buckles Solicitors LLP’s James Coppinger, now qualified as an adjudicator, ‘gives good, practical advice’, and is noted for his ability to explain complex matters in simple terms.

Within Property litigation, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a second tier firm,

At Buckles Solicitors LLP, Gail Sykes handles contentious property issues for many RSLs. Solicitor advocate and mediator Paul Branch advised Indesit on a break notice in a commercial property lease, among other disputes.

Within Social housing, Buckles Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

‘Better than local competitors’, Buckles Solicitors LLP’s Gail Sykes, Kerry Patrick and Paul Branch have some 60 RSL clients nationwide.